Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-03-04
A Removal Of Celestials.

VICTORIA, B. c., Feb. 26.-On Thurs
dav night at 10 o'clock, a mob of Van
couver citizens proceeded to the camp
of the Chinese, who were clearing land.
They burned the cabins OF the Chinese,
threw their goods into the fire and
roughly handled the celestials. The
polio. then interferred. The crowd
dispersed at midnight. Several Chin
ese lauudries were set on fire, but the
flames were extinguished before SER
ious confiagration occurred. To-day
the Chinese left Vancouver and wen!
to New Westminster. 1t is not known
what will be done, but it is supposed
the provincial government will send q
protcstation and enforce the law.
The Legislature suspends the City's
Char ter.
VICTORIA, Feb. 90. The Legislature
to-day suspended the rules and passed
the bill to meet the emergency at Van
couver. The bill virtually suspends
the city's charter and vests all power
in the legislature. The Government
has assented to the bill. A special
force has been sworn in, and proceeds
to Vancouver tomorrow, armed with
batons and revolvers. Three ring
lead.r have already been arrested,
and more will be tomorrow. The
Chinese at the time of the attack were
driven into the waters of the inlet,
and some nearly drowned. Those left
in the city after Thursday night have
since been sent out. Government
force will protect all interests, and the
bill provides for summary dealing
with all offenders.
The Great Earthquake.
ROME, Feb. 25.-Reports of the
earthquake disaster continue to arrive.
The total number of deaths reported
up to the present time is 1000. Nice,
Cannes and MentOne are half deserted.
At Nice 60 houses are shattered and
ready to fall. Some wells in this Sec
ton are dried up while others are in
creased in volume. A jet of hot water
burst from the bed of the Paillone riv-
er throwing up mass of single slate.
The most startling news comes from
Riviera de Geona. Over 1900 people
were killed in that district. At Bay
ardo 800 people took refuge in church
which fell, crushing them to death.
At Mentone $50 houses are unin-
habitable. A bread famine is expected,
owing do the destruction of the ovens
The churches at Turin and Castel-
laro, collapsed, killing many who had
taken refuge there as places of safety.
At Busaco, a village of 800 inhabi-
tants, there were successive shocks
which leveled nearly every house.
One-third of the people are buried
i'll the ruins, without hope of rescue.
Trying to Patent the Word {. Rats"
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The invent
or of the chestnut bell was before the
Patent Office to-day endeavOring to
patent an improvement on his previous
atrocious invention. The improvement
consisted OF an attachment which will
probably give new lease of life to the
now obsolete chestnut bell. The de-
vice consists of an elastic band con-
nected with the bell and fastened to
the other side of the vest. When the
bell is struck a miniature rat runs
across the breast of the wearer and
stops in full view of the victim. To
make it more effective the word |" Rats"
is inscribed on the rat. The Patent
official refused to grant a patent on
the word Rats" but acted favorably
on the other features of the device.